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Sometimes when you’re scrolling through social media, you see all these beautiful images. And if you’re like me, the first thing you think is, “how the heck do they make their photos look so amazing?!” Well, most of these people use editing apps! When I first got into photography, I was convinced people just knew how to take photos straight in camera that looked amazing. This usually isn’t the case though. Almost every person you follow, uses something to edit their photos to make them look amazing. That’s what today’s post is about! I’m posting some of my favorite before and afters so that you can really see what my photos look like straight out of camera, and then edited!

Each photographer has a unique style of editing, so each before and after is going to look different. However, I think this is a really fun way to see the magic behind the images that each photographer creates!

So, if you really liked this post, comment below and let me know!

 

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couples session canoes and kayaks opossum lake

couples engagement session opossum lake sitting on hill kissing

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white cliffs of conoy couples session engagement session

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senior session long pine run lake woods trees

senior session dickinson college university cap and gown

senior girl dickinson college cap and gown senior session

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Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This trip had been a trip in the making for YEARS. Seriously. Since 2020, we’ve been dreaming of traversing the rugged and beautiful landscape of Iceland. We planned this trip three times – once in 2020, then again for 2023, and then again for 2024 – the third time was the charm, and we finally […]

two people standing in front of the rainbow mountains of landmannalaugar

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